BIZEN SUKENAO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1804-1854) A Bizen Hinagatana (Miniature Sword) Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1851 Of honzukuri, iorimune, ko-gissaki, toriizori configuration forged in itamehada and with a suguha tempered edge ending in a ko-maru bōshi with a short return, the ubu, machiokuri tang with one hole, katte sagari file marks, signed Bizen Osafune no jū Yokoyama Sukenao saku and dated Ka'ei yonnen hachigatsu no hi (A day in the eighth month of 1851), 10 3/8in (26.4cm) long, with a one-piece gilt-copper habaki; the black-lacquer ribbed koshira-e with an oval horn tsuba 18 1/2in (47cm) long overall Footnotes: Accompanied by Hozon Tōken (Sword Worthy of Preservation) certificate no. 352878 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyokai (The Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated March 29, 1999. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing